Starting venlefaxin

[Lizzbear]

I’ve been anxious and down for months now and the sertraline I was on wasn’t really helping.
the doctor prescribed venlefaxin. I’ve been taking it fir a few days and feel very strange.
Has anyone else felt like this at the start but then felt much better. Or do people always feel weird on this medication as it’s quite strong?
Any experience welcome.

I've been on it for years, and feel fine. It can speed up your heart rate a bit, but I've got used to that.

Thanks for replying. What dose are you on and did you try others unsuccessfully before trying venlefaxin?

If you’ve come off sertraline that could also be a cause of your symptoms. Gp s are extraordinarily useless at understanding antidepressant withdrawal .

@grannygrinch raises a good point. It could be the sertraline withdrawal. I take 150mg venlafaxine, 75mg wasn't effective.

Thanks all. I hadn’t really thought about the withdrawal from sertraline!

Can I ask if you felt strange and anxious im the first week of taking it? I feel worse at the moment.